The late show with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026, the CBS television network announced in a surprising statement on Thursday.
This step is “a financial decision against a challenging background in purely late night [television]”And” the show’s performance, materials or other matters are not related to any kind, “CBS said.
The CBS original company Paramount announced two weeks after his 2024 election with President Donald Trump with President Donald Trump two weeks of prosecution with rival Kamla Harris.
This step brings closer to the program over three decades, leaving the network without a comedy talk show late at the first night after 1993.
Host Stephen Colbert broke the news in a taping on Thursday evening, triggering a chorus from the live studio audience.
“I want to say that the CBS people have been a great partner,” Colbert said, “And of course, I am grateful to you, the audience, who joined us every night, here, all over the world, out of there.”
Colbert was informed about Wednesday night’s decision, he told the audience during his Thursday monologue.
“Yes, I share your feeling,” he said, the crowd “no” in the Ed Sulivan Theater in New York shouted and smelled.
“This is not just the end of our show, but it is the end of the late show on CBS. I am not being replaced. It is all just going away,” he continued. “This is a great job. I wish someone else was getting.”
The Late Show, the US News partner of BBC, was created by CBS in 1993 as a contestant of NBC. This came after a dispute between hosts David Letterman and J Leno, which should be successful for Johnny Carson in the wild -popular NBC show.
Collbert took over the CBS program from letterman in 2015, and became one of Trump’s staunch critics on TV late at night.
Before handling the job at The Late Show, Colbert Comedy Central had hosts of the “The Colbert Report” at Central – a program that slant American orthodox politics and culture.
The end of the program was announced to merge two companies amidst dialogue between paramount and Skydance media, a step that would require approval from the US federal government.
Democratic senator Adam Shif posted on X on Thursday that he had finished tapping an interview with Colbert just before the announcement of the cancellation.
He questioned whether the announcement was related to the disposal of $ 16m (£ 12m), the network agreed to pay, writing: “If the Paramount and CBS finished the show late due to political reasons, the public should know”.
Trump signed an agreement that the network had an interview, which aired at his 60 -minute news program with his presidential election rival Kamla Harris, after sueing the CBS last October, “to tip the scales in favor of the Democratic Party”.
Paramount said it would pay to settle the suit, but with the funds allocated to Trump’s future President’s Library, “direct or indirectly” did not pay them.
Colbert has been a prominent critic of Trump, and has hosted several democratic politicians during his tenure as a host. Last month, he held a discussion with Zoharan Mamdani with a Democratic Socialist who was leading the race to become the next mayor of New York City.
The decision to cancel the program comes as a network, which struggle to attract young audiences, competing with online streamers and podcasts, as well as increasing cost of live television.
CBS said in its statement, “We consider Stephen Collbert as irreparable and the late show will retire ‘franchise’.”
“We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and the broadcast will be remembered at The Great Panthian with Late Knight Television.”
Rividity broadcasting networks, ABC and NBC will continue to broadcast their late night talk shows.
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! Will continue to tap in the fall, while NBC hosts Jimmy Follen and Seth Mayors have signed the contracts to continue hosting till 2028 tonight and late night, according to, according to, Hollywood reporter,
Reacting to the news of the end of ColBett’s show, Kimmel appeared on the network, posting on her Instagram story, targeting the network: “Love You Stephen. [Forget] You and all your shelden [a reference to the show Big Bang Theory] CBS. ,
John Batist, leader of the former late show band, described the outgoing talk show host as “It do It”.
Filmmaker Jude Apato wrote, “My praise and praise for you is immense.” “It is excited to see what a great performance you have performed in the world.”
Snow White actress Rachel Zalgler offered, “I am very sad. I like you.”
Savence Star Adam Scott said: “Love you Stephen. This is an absolute bull … and I look forward to the show of the next 10 months for one.”
Actor and director Ben Still posted on X that he was sorry to listen to CBS “CBS” was canceling one of his best shows.
“Wish all those who work so hard on him to wish everyone.”
